Definitions for fewer

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fewer few·er

Spelling: [fyoo-er]

IPA: /ˈfyu ər/

Fewer is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in fewer (eefrw).

Definitions for fewer

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) a small number or amount:
2. the few, a special, limited number; the minority:

Idioms

1. few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent:
2. quite a few, a fairly large number; many:

pronoun

1. (used with a plural verb) a smaller number:
2. (used with a plural verb) a small number of persons or things:

adjective

1. of a smaller number:
2. not many but more than one:

Origin of fewer

Middle English fewere, Old English *fēawran. See few, -er⁴

Examples for fewer

fewer women are shackled during labor and delivery (PDF), though this still occurs.

No fewer than 12,000 persons had perished in the sandjak of Philippopolis!

The fewer the marriageable girls, the higher their market value.

The demonstrations have been largely peaceful, with fewer arrests and clashes with police than in other cities.

The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface.

And the greater the success, the fewer are the signs of the labour expended.

This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.

That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns.

There could not be fewer than five hundred people, and they were dancing like five thousand demons.

To this effect, in as few or fewer words, the Public Prosecutor.